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<blockquote data-quote="Kaptain_Kantrip" data-source="post: 262993" data-attributes="member: 546">Psion, I understand my view is less than universal. Most people are perfectly content to play D&amp;D. There's nothing wrong with that; I was one of them for many years. But when I express the desire to play something more realistic and yes, more intelligently crafted and written than D&amp;D, I am burned at the stake as a heretic. The simple fact, as Patrick pointed out, is that Harn is more intelligently crafted, detailed and written than any other fantasy setting ever devised. The fact that this does not make it the most popular proves that most people prefer a high fantasy, hack-n-slash (and yes, &quot;video game&quot;) style of play.I'm smart, RPG savvy, and well-educated, but still had difficulty reading Harn and frequently had to look up definitions of unfamiliar words in the dictionary. There are a lot of terms and concepts that never see the light of day in D&amp;D, because D&amp;D does not concern itself with how a realistic &quot;sword &amp; sorcery&quot; society would operate. So, those who prefer not to &quot;sweat the details&quot; can jump right in to D&amp;D, while those who want a more complex and realistic &quot;alternate reality&quot; pick Harn. Both choices are valid.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kaptain_Kantrip, post: 262993, member: 546"] Psion, I understand my view is less than universal. Most people are perfectly content to play D&D. There's nothing wrong with that; I was one of them for many years. But when I express the desire to play something more realistic and yes, more intelligently crafted and written than D&D, I am burned at the stake as a heretic. The simple fact, as Patrick pointed out, is that Harn is more intelligently crafted, detailed and written than any other fantasy setting ever devised. The fact that this does not make it the most popular proves that most people prefer a high fantasy, hack-n-slash (and yes, "video game") style of play. I'm smart, RPG savvy, and well-educated, but still had difficulty reading Harn and frequently had to look up definitions of unfamiliar words in the dictionary. There are a lot of terms and concepts that never see the light of day in D&D, because D&D does not concern itself with how a realistic "sword & sorcery" society would operate. So, those who prefer not to "sweat the details" can jump right in to D&D, while those who want a more complex and realistic "alternate reality" pick Harn. Both choices are valid. [/QUOTE]

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